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The LGBTQ+ Center on Feb. 7, 2025,  located in the lower level of the student center.

‘Bathroom Bill’ set to take effect Feb. 25: What will it mean for students?

Aryn Kauble, Reporter February 10, 2025

The Protect All Students Act included in SB 104, widely known as the "Bathroom Bill," is set to go into effect on Feb. 25. The bill prohibits K-12 and all public and private universities from creating...

Kent State unexpectedly shut down Tahini Mediterranean Cuisine in October after terminating its lease agreement. Ayham Abuzeid, co-owner of Tahini and associate lecturer of English, disputes the university’s claim that it did not address repeated health code violations.

Tahini owners fire back at Kent State

Alton Northup, News Director February 7, 2025

The owners of Tahini Mediterranean Cuisine allege Kent State set their restaurant up for failure. The university unexpectedly shut down the popular campus eatery in October after terminating its lease...

Tanya Bystrova-McIntyre, Associate professor of Russian and translation in 2023.

Students, faculty mourn the loss of Kent State professor

Adriana Gasiewski, Campus Editor February 6, 2025

Associate professor of Russian and translation, Tanya Bystrova-McIntyre, passed away on Feb. 2. “We just lost a really, really great colleague, and students lost a great professor,” said Patrick...

Illustration by Emily Riebe

Trump’s pause on federal assistance comes to a halt. What’s next?

Ari Collins, Beat Reporter February 5, 2025

After President Donald Trump’s administration announced Jan. 27 a freeze on federal financial assistance programs like grants and loans, a federal judge, Loren AliKhan, temporarily blocked the pause.  What...

ICE activity sparks concern in Northeast Ohio following Trump's immigration orders

ICE activity sparks concern in Northeast Ohio following Trump’s immigration orders

Tanner Smith, Beat Reporter February 3, 2025

After President Donald Trump signed a flurry of executive actions aiming to crack down on immigration, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced it has arrested about 7,400 people in...

Zach Graves, a senior political science major, was elected to serve as vice president of USG for the spring semester.

USG swears in new vice president, ‘resets during break’ after previous president resigned

Aryn Kauble, Reporter January 29, 2025

Zachary Graves was sworn in Jan. 22 as vice president of USG after a three-fourths majority vote by the General Assembly.  The position became vacant Dec. 4 when the former vice president, Jessie Starkey,...

Trump's order to pause federal financial assistance may impact student grants

Trump’s order to pause federal financial assistance may impact student grants

Ari Collins, Beat Reporter January 28, 2025

President Donald Trump’s administration has issued a memo to temporarily pause federal financial-assistance programs including grants and loans starting at 5 p.m. Tuesday.  Eric Mansfield, assistant...

Akron elementary school on lockdown following ICE activity in the area

Akron elementary school on lockdown following ICE activity in the area

Audrey Trevarthan, Managing Editor January 28, 2025

Akron elementary school, Forest Hill CLC, is on exterior lockdown after the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement were seen patrolling nearby.  Akron Public Schools said there has been no ICE activity...

TikTok became temporarily unavailable for about 12 hours on Jan. 18, 2025.

The future of TikTok in America remains uncertain

Lindsay Collier, Reporter January 28, 2025

TikTok has become an influential app in the U.S. in the past few years. Users enjoy the curated content the app provides, however, U.S. lawmakers scrutinize the app for its access to users' data and its...

Two people found dead from fatal gunshot wounds in Stow

Two people found dead from fatal gunshot wounds in Stow

Savana Capp and Audrey Trevarthan January 28, 2025

On Monday afternoon, 41-year-old Latoia Philpott and 43-year-old Benjamin Asiedu were found fatally shot in the 4100 block of Meadowlark Trail after Stow officers responded to a potential suicide around...

Nader Taha, a senior lecturer of mathematics at Kent State University, released a statement following comments on the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.

Kent State instructor issues statement following university accusation of antisemitic comments

Gage Wellman, Reporter January 22, 2025

Nader Taha, a senior lecturer of mathematics, sent The Kent Stater a written statement after the university accused him of making antisemitic statements. In the statement, he said the organization that...

The new model, titled Gold+, divides the university into five divisions.

Kent State releases updated potential model for Transformation 2028

Ari Collins, Beat Reporter January 22, 2025

After previously releasing multiple potential models for Kent State’s restructuring plan called Transformation 2028 (T28), university staff and faculty gave feedback on the models after they were shared...

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